The text of the speech made by External Affairs Minister SM Krishna at the international Afghanistan conference in Bonn
Since families multiply much faster than the number of businesses, after a point, there just aren't enough independent firms for each member to run.
There is a need for devising effective rehabilitation packages so that the displaced are not deprived of the fruits of development.
Journalist-author Harish Nambiar talks about his book, Defragmenting India
Haresh Pandya pays tribute to noted radio commentator Suresh Saraiya, who passed away in Mumbai on Wednesday following a heart attack.
Myanmar democracy icon made history as she became the first non-head of state to address both houses of Britain's parliament. In a speech at the Westminster Hall, Suu Kyi has implored Britain and "the world beyond" to reach out to help Burma at "the moment of our greatest need". Here's the transcript:
Rediff.com brings you a combined update of the effect of Thursday's Bharat bandh, called by the National Democratic Alliance, Left parties and Samajwadi Party to protest against the latest hike in petrol prices, from various parts of the country.
Senator Obama has the ability to unite our nation as no one has done in my lifetime. Perhaps you need more proof, and in the coming weeks I'm sure he and his talented team of campaign staffers will show us.
Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt presents an inseiders view of the Congress plenary held at Burari.
Former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi in his first full interview since his suspension as commissioner of the Twenty20 league in April believes he is innocent and is confident of "getting a clean chit" in the BCCI enquiry.
As part of a series of chats, which will help understand the significance and scope of US President Barack Obama's visit to India, noted journalist Siddharth Varadarajan interacted with rediff.com readers.
The transcript of the speech President Barack Obama delivered in Parliament on Monday evening
'Diseases that affect the rich are given priority. If five people die of H1N1 in the USA, it's an emergency. Every day millions of children die of diarrhoea in Africa, but it's not high priority. Every day 100,000 children die of TB in Africa, but it's not a priority. So many children die before they are a year old, but nobody is bothered. Unfortunately, money, which should go to the poor is diverted for the rich man's disease,' says .
An interview with Lucknow University VC R P Singh who is fighting against criminalisation of the campus.
Will the intense rate cut war help Indian consumers of home loans? What are the pros and cons of availing home loans that have fixed rates for the first two to three years and then switch to floating rates?
Excerpts from CNBC-TV18's exclusive interview with Sushil Gupta and Vivek Nair.
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presented the Budget for 2009-10 on July 6. Following is the Budget Speech of Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee:
Liberalization and telecom reforms are known to be necessary to hasten growth in tele-density.
We invited Get Ahead readers to share tips on How not to be attacked in Australia. Here we present another set of responses from readers who have lived in Australia.
Get Ahead readers share their tips on how not to be attacked in Australia.
The decision to go abroad for the MBA was made, but when the time came to decide where exactly to go, the number and variety of options was baffling me, to say the least!
Barack Obama's much-awaited speech on the Afpak policy.
Where should you invest your money in the New Year? Financial planning expert Vetapalem Sridhar has some answers.
Former US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld once said that the enemy gets a vote. The Islamists cast their ballot in Mumbai.
Experts from TestFunda.com hosted a CAT chat on October 23. For those of you who missed the chat. The unedited transcript.
We take a sneak peek at the hiring scene in the years to come and which sectors are set to emerge in a big way with all those dream jobs.
Thomas Mathew went to the Travisa Outsourcing Center in New York expecting the same treatment as he had received at the consulate earlier. "But things have changed. There was no long queue especially outside of the building. Services were prompt and employees were more helpful," he said.
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